This study illustrates the potential of small-game data for identifying and dating Paleolithic
demographic pulses such as those associated with modern human origins and the later …

One of the central questions of conservation biology is what life-history traits render a
species prone to extinction. We addressed this problem by calculating extinction rates for 35 …

This book presents a comparative view of chelonian reproduction and discusses
ecophysiological implications for their captive breeding. Chelonians, with their protective …

Adult body size and shape were examined in almost 1400 individuals of the tortoises
Testudo graeca, T. hermanni and T. marginata from Greece. The size at maturity was greater …

The effects of body size, latitude, diet, habitat, age at maturity, and annual clutch frequency
on individual and total annual clutch mass (clutch mass× clutch frequency) were examined …

The impact of fire and mechanical habitat destruction on a population of the tortoise Testudo
hermanni in northern Greece varied with vegetation type and season. A major fire in summer …

We studied egg production in two Californian populations of desert tortoises,(Gopherus
agassizii) in 1992 and 1993. One population inhabited the Desert Tortoise Research Natural …

Seventeen populations of T. hermanni in Greece differed substantially in mean adult body
size, over a range of about one and a half times in length and three times in mass. Females …

Climatic shifts may increase the extinction risk of populations, especially when they are
already suffering from other anthropogenic impacts. Our ability to predict the consequences …

Fire and fire management are recognized as important factors in biodiversity conservation.
Measuring species-level demographic, behavioural and population responses to different …